Chapter 7

Next day came like any other normal day, but this time the ancient one was waiting at our front door as soon as we opened the shop.

The bald lady in grey robe was fascinated of how my power works as she would observe how I restore small things like watches rings to their finest selves

- Your power little one works wonders, as you put more power in an object the brighter your hand glows but the stuff that you do was only turning back time for those objects but have you ever tried push the time forward instead?

As soon as I heard the ancient one's question, I abruptly stop what I was currently doing and stared at her with my eyes in surprise

- I guess you have not tried it yet, come on now lets give it a try

Mom was also curious and followed us on the front yard, she saw the bald lady took out 2 seeds

- Isaiah, in my hand I got 2 different seeds, one an apple tree and the other a tree of legend, which one would you like to try your powers on?

(Damn this lady.. I hope this is not a test.. as always I will risk it)

Twee of lejend? Waz it dat?

- so cute.. (cough clearing throat) anyway in the old era this tree was known as the tree that connects realms

Whaaaaa!?….. (my eyes looks fully blown, almost to the point of popping)

- Enough of that, we are not here to learn history but to witness a possibility

The ancient one explains after she then placed an apple tree on the soil and told me to do my thing after

Awwight !!

I closed my eyes as I touched the seed and felt its nature, where it came from and its past then instead of willing it to go back to its former brilliance, I willed it to grow high and tall

I tried to kept the power usage to minimum so that my hand won't get to steal attention from the neighbors.

When I'm performing restorations, my whole hand glows brightly but as I kept the powers to its minimum, only the tip of my finger glows, and the entire process took much more time than usual.

As soon as I felt that power leaves my body I opened my eyes and saw the seed started to sprout and roots claw inside the soil and eventually the tree grew slowly and became a tall tree with ripe apples in them.

Everyone including myself is shook, I never thought my powers could do wonders to nature as well, and this time it hits me big time. If I could do this feats does it mean I could change my age or someone else's as well for a price…

As I was thinking the possibilities of this power and through my face the two person beside me saw that I could not wait to test it some more, mom halted my thinking right after she said "in moderation son ok!", then the ancient one also says "just don"t use it for evil, you understand right Isaiah!!", I felt like I gained another mom today.

The ancient one handed me a metallic box and in it she said the seed of legend is inside and as soon as I was able to completely control my powers in the future she's permitting me to use the seed and see if the legend is true and she winked after that.

Just in time a phone rang and when mom answered it, she heard that Ted is on his way here to see the artifact

The ancient one instead placed her pointy finger towards her lips vertically signaling us to be quiet as she opened a portal to who knows where

The archeologist looks so excited as soon as he heard her last night that they have made progress and she wanted me to be their to see the changes on itself, Ted could not sleep well last night until morning comes the next day.

The archeologist finally came to the door of the workshop and could not wait to see it, and as he went inside he saw a kid playing with jewelries on the floor and was directed immediately to the table after he saw the kid points at it

The kids mom closed all the windows and locked us inside the workshop and then placed the metal container on top of the table, after she opens it and what welcomed Ted's eyes was not an old artifact but a newly restored sword instead.

Whaa… but you said on the pho… but now this..

Its overwhelmingly awesome.. I was doubtful of your capabilities but now Im overly impressed just how were you able to do it?

I'm sorry but the process of restoring this artifact must remain a secret we have a minor hiccups along the way and I think she will be able to tell you more in regards to that, as the mom pointed at a space where nobody is there.

Ted was confused as to where she was pointing and no one was there, all he could do was to ask her if she's ok.

Yah I'm sorry she said that she'll be at that spot right after the cue, before Ted could answer back an orange portal formed where the mother was pointing a while back and a bald lady in a grey robe walks through it

- Hahahaha sorry guys, I got held for some annoying reason but enough of me, Hi Ted Kord, I have been observing you since you have found that artifact, while pointing at his backpack.

- what artifact, I only have one which is on the table right now.

- Wow you are taking this pretty well for an archeologist (Are people now a days easily accept what is in front of them)

- its no use to lie about it, I could sense the presence of it, and please don't get agitated I mean you no harm, you and the blue beetle..

- ugh fine.. yah I have it

- By the way Ted are you able to converse with the scarab?

- Your telling me this thing is sentient and could use human language to communicate!?, there is no way this blue scarab could speak

- That is where you are wrong but enough of that for now, what I needed to discuss is what you have uncovered

- The sword on that table is one of the long lost mythical swords of the valkyries used in the war against Hela, a daughter of the King of Asgard.

All Valkyries wield that very sword that time and only this sword remains intact and got lost in the abyss. Now that the sword was restored to its former brilliance, it must be returned to its rightful owner.

- I'm sorry to say that is my property since I'm the one who has discovered it

- I wan't asking for your permission, I'm here to let you know that I'll be taking this sword with me today and I'll be helping you to uncover the secret of that scarab, so it wouldn't be a total loss for you, so what do you say? Will you take this offer or I'll leave you behind and I'll just take the sword? … By the way if you went to authorities and say a bald woman took an archeological artifact through a magical portal, you might be condemned as a lunatic and be sent to a psychiatric ward instead.

- Fine, I'm coming with you, since you gave me no choice in the matter

- That confrontation is more civilize than what I had expected.

- (This mother's mind was expecting more from this huh)

- don't you guys worry, even though I didn't get the artifact, a deal is a deal, I will be wiring you the money in a couple of days